History Quiz

The four states that border Alabama are:

• Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina

• Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Virginia

• Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee

• none of the above

Alabama is located in the __________ hemispheres.

• northern and southern

• eastern and northern

• eastern and western

• southern and western

• western and northern

Scientists who study how the earth was formed are called _____________.

• paleontologists

• geologists

• archaeologists

• geographers

The five major geographic provinces of the state are ____________.

• Cumberland Plateau, Highland Rim, Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, Coastal Plain

• Cumberland Plateau, Piedmont, Highland Rim, Coastal Plain, Black Belt

• Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, Gulf Coast, Highland Rim, Coastal Plain

• none of the above

People first came to Alabama about ____________ years ago.

• 5,000

• 25,000

• 500

• 1,000,000

• 12,000

Scientists who study past cultures by looking at their weapons, tools, buildings, and other remains are called __________________.

• archeologists

• biologists

• chemists

• physicists

The __________ Indians who moved to Alabama were following herds of now-extinct food animals.

• Paleo

• Neolithic

• Mesolithic

• Archaic

The __________ Indians made bowls and other items from stone.

• Archaic

• Modern

• Medieval

• Ancient

The bow and arrow was first used by the ______________ Indians.

• Creek

• Archaic

• Paleo

• Mississippian

• Woodland

The ______________ River forms the border between Alabama and Georgia.

• Tennessee

• Mobile

• Mississippi

• Alabama

• Chattahoochee